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Florida's 'Stand Your Ground' Law Needs Work

More procedural clarity needs to be provided to law enforcement and prosecutors

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stand ur ground rule is 50/50

billy bob of GA 10:06AM April 30, 2012

Mr. Thurston believes a statute must specifically address all possibilities of human behavior and misbehavior. That view is absurd. If he really read the use of force statutes in Florida and the case law, he might realize little if any change is really necessary to what is known as the Stand Your Ground law. Certainly not because of the incident in Sanford, Florida. Moreover, several of his points are simply nonsensical.

Kowman Harsh of FL 8:51AM March 29, 2012

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